tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post3344686335317997333..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Musing on a Book Descriptionmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-73918100663455277562009-06-03T02:09:54.732-05:002009-06-03T02:09:54.732-05:00I was darn surprised by a series of hairpin turns ...I was darn surprised by a series of hairpin turns when driving the California coast some years back..in the dark. Not an experience I'd be eager to repeat and not one that entices me to buy anything.<br /><br />Amazon aside, I have read Gone Tomorrow and it was riveting.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-16794270128282505842009-05-28T12:18:59.385-05:002009-05-28T12:18:59.385-05:00I just realized that the Amazon quote is as bad as...I just realized that the Amazon quote is as bad as things I write. That is pretty dang bad.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-51496760024270060932009-05-28T09:52:11.649-05:002009-05-28T09:52:11.649-05:00I'm with you, Bill --hard to imagine that review p...I'm with you, Bill --hard to imagine that review passing a Freshman J School class. One of my recent faves, a professional on his blog was writing about the "stigmata" of being a comics fan. (Which, if and when it hits, no disrespect, might tend to mess up a mint condition copy you're paging through.)Richard Proschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314680709014254183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-37691844071497900922009-05-28T09:38:20.098-05:002009-05-28T09:38:20.098-05:00I think hairpin turns IS what they meant, and they...I think hairpin turns IS what they meant, and they can be surprising if one is unfamiliar with the road and expects something more gentle.Rick Robinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-5089800277920723492009-05-28T09:25:02.006-05:002009-05-28T09:25:02.006-05:00I get surprised by hairpins on fast mountain desce...I get surprised by hairpins on fast mountain descents at night sometimes, but I don't think bicycling imagery is what they were going for.Keith Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747774655035007831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-16304035341886805012009-05-28T08:43:15.730-05:002009-05-28T08:43:15.730-05:00Sounds more like a Stephen King book, "gnawing at ...Sounds more like a Stephen King book, "gnawing at the heart of America."<br /><br />Anyway, I have to pick up my copy at the library. I'm planning to read it back to back with Andrew Grant (Lee Child's brother)'s debut novel, <B>Even</B>.<br /><br />JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com